Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:53:59 -0500 From: Jeff Blaufuss <jblaufus@sendit.nodak.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Windows 98SE/FreeBSD Dual Install Message-ID: <39936AC6.F45AE47A@sendit.nodak.edu>
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I am installing FreeBSD on a new Dell Optiplex GX 300 with a 20GB HD, and I am wondering where I need to put the root partition to make it bootable. Specifically I want to know if/how I can exceed the 1024 cylinder limit. What I have been hearing about this limit is contradictory ("It shouldn't be a problem if you have a newer BIOS" and "Your root partition must be below the 1024th cylinder or it won't be bootable, period") Also the Windows restore CD that I have will can only do an install that puts about 490MB onto the disk, and I assume I will need more space on the C drive because this doesn't even include most of the dirvers for my hardware. Right now I am trying to install 3,2-RELEASE, but I should be getting a 4.1-RELEASE CD in about a week and a half. Thanks in advance to anyone who can answer my questions. Jeff Blaufuss To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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